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i have been going to the dentist now for 9 months with a funny taste in my mouth all food turns to like a bile taste especially chocolate or sweet things its there 24/7. the doctor sent me back again 2 a different dentist and they said i have a abcess in my root canal she tried to drain and remove a few days ago but i still have that awful taste in my mouth , what is the next procedure? and will this bacteria have made me feel a little unwell? really fedup as you can imagine i dont have a normal tasting saliva anymore. p.s. my dentist thinks it may have perforated and that i may have to have my tooth removed   cheers angela    scarborough

 

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April 27 7:59 AM (6 minutes and 54 seconds later)
         
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Hello,

Thanks for putting up your question on Just Answer.

Dental infection does not change your taste to an extent hat you have described here.

I wil direct my answer to both issues:

1. Taste change:

There are 5 known diorders of taste:

Dysgeusia : altered taste

Ageusia : loss of taste

Hypogeusia : diminished taste

Parageusia : abnormal taste present only part of
the time

Cacogeusia : Continuous , unpleasant taste
taste :

You seem to be having somethign between Ageusia and Hypogeusia.

You could try to stimulate your salivary secretion by squezing a drop or two of lime in your mouth, as unless food particles are dissolved in saliva, they cannot stimulate the taste receptors in our tongue.

I also suggest you see a neurologist, preferrably someone with some experience in the facial area, and ask him to carry out some of these specific tests for evaluating taste sensation:

1. Three drop forced-choice method of Henkin

2. Rinsing technique of Densor and Maller

3. Steiner’s threshold detection technique

4. Electrogustometry

You could also undergo the following lab investigations :

1. Two hour post prandial blood glucose
2. Glucose tolerance test
3. Serum triglycerides, lipoprotein electrophoresis
4. Blood urea nitrogen
5. Thyroid function tests
6. 24 hour urinary secretion of zinc and serum zinc levels

The picture will become clear after this.

2. Abcessed tooth:

If there is indeed an abcess associated with that tooth, it probably needs a root canal. It is possible that the pus seeping out through the abscess is interfering with your taste.

But you say its there 24/7, which doesnt seem right.

Before thinking of getting ti removed, make eevry effort to save it.

Hope this answers your question. Feel free to contact me again for more information.

I wish you a speedy recovery !!!

Regards,
Dr. Behere.

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i have had root canal work done already but she says it may have perforated the gum and thats why i still have this taste will another clean out possibly remove it and should i try to keep the tooth its only under a capped one thank you for your very good answer    cheers angela
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